John Croft

1819 - 1896  (77 years)

• Name	John Croft
  Birth	1819	Glazebrook, Lancashire, England   [1]
  Christening	21 Mar 1819	Glazebrook, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	Baptism: 21 Mar 1819 St Helen, Hollinfare, Lancashire, England John Croft - Son of Thomas Croft and Sarah Abode: Glazebrook Occupation: Weaver Baptised by: P. S. Dale, Curate Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1838 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Page 2, Entry 11 Source: LDS Film 1469048
  Gender	Male
  Residence	7 Apr 1861	Salford, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	Address: 115 Hodge Lane
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861  [1]
  	Labourer
  Residence	2 Apr 1871	Salford, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Address: 117 Hodge Lane
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871  [3]
  	Gardener
  Residence	3 Apr 1881	Pendleton, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Address: 180 Eccles New Road
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881  [4]
  	Gardener
  Residence	From 1887 to 1896	Salford, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Address: 30 Kellett Street, Seedley
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Pendleton, Lancashire, England   [6]
  	Address: 30 Kellett Street
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [6]
  	Gardener
  Death	7 Jul 1896	Salford, Lancashire, England   [7, 8, 9]
  Burial	10 Jul 1896	Salford, Lancashire, England   [8, 10]
  	Weaste Cemetery
  		Croft Sacred to the memory of Sarah, Daughter of John and Elizabeth Croft, who died May 21st 1858, aged 7 years. Also James, their only son, who died May 7th 1880, aged 26 years. "There the weary be at rest." Also of the above Elizabeth Croft who died Sept. 21st 1893, in her 74th year. "She hath done what she could." Also John Croft who died July 7th 1896, aged 77 years. A loving husband and kind father. Willie, only son of Jeremiah and Jane Wood, died Feb. 26th 1896, in his 19th year. "Safe, safe, at home." Also Jane Wood, the dearly beloved wife of Jeremiah Wood, who died May 24th 1918, aged 69 years, "God be with you till we meet again." Also Jeremiah, her dearly loved husband died 1st October 1940, aged 87 years. "Re-united." Also Jessie their beloved daughter died 7th April 1942, aged 62 years. Plot: B1 894
  Probate	21 Jul 1896	Manchester, Lancashire, England   [9]
  	CROFT John of 33 Brookland-street Salford gardener died 7 July 1896 Probate Manchester 21 July to James Knowles retired police constable and Jeremiah Wood packer. Effects £433 17s. 8d.
  Person ID	I416	Gilbert
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2023

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Fishwick,   b. 1 Oct 1820, Winstanley, Lancashire, England d. 21 Sep 1893, Salford, Lancashire, England (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	26 Jul 1846	Manchester, Lancashire, England   [11, 12, 13]
  	Name: John Croft Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Fishwick Event Date: 26 Jul 1846 Event Place: Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire
  Children	+ 1. Jane Croft,   b. 1849, Salford, Lancashire, England d. 24 May 1918, Salford, Lancashire, England (Age 69 years) + 2. Mary Croft,   b. 1857, Salford, Lancashire, England d. 12 Dec 1923, Salford, Lancashire, England (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1819 - Glazebrook, Lancashire, England Christening - 21 Mar 1819 - Glazebrook, Lancashire, England Marriage - 26 Jul 1846 - Manchester, Lancashire, England Residence - Address: 115 Hodge Lane - 7 Apr 1861 - Salford, Lancashire, England Residence - Address: 117 Hodge Lane - 2 Apr 1871 - Salford, Lancashire, England Residence - Address: 180 Eccles New Road - 3 Apr 1881 - Pendleton, Lancashire, England Residence - Address: 30 Kellett Street, Seedley - From 1887 to 1896 - Salford, Lancashire, England Residence - Address: 30 Kellett Street - 5 Apr 1891 - Pendleton, Lancashire, England Death - 7 Jul 1896 - Salford, Lancashire, England Burial - 10 Jul 1896 - Salford, Lancashire, England Probate - 21 Jul 1896 - Manchester, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S3] 1861 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Croft, John; Birth year: 1819; Birth town: Glazebrook; Birth county: Lancashire; Reg dist: Salford; Parish: Salford; Town: Salford; City or borough: Salford; County: Lancashire; Ref: RG09; Piece: 2926; Folio: 71; Page: 28 (accessed 31 Aug 2018). [S126] Online Parish Clerk (Lancashire Online Parish Clerks), Croft, John; 1819; baptism; Warrington, St Helen, Hollinfare (accessed 13 Mar 2018). [S4] 1871 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Croft, John; Birth year: 1819; Birth county: Lancashire; Reg dist: Salford; Parish: Salford; Town: Salford; County: Lancashire; Ref: RG10; Piece: 4027; Folio: 10; Page: 14 (accessed 13 Aug 2018). [S5] 1881 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Croft, John; Birth year: 1819; Birth town: Glazebrook; Birth county: Lancashire; Reg dist: Salford; Parish: Pendleton; County: Lancashire; Ref: RG11; Piece: 3949; Folio: 125; Page: 6 (accessed 27 Jul 2018). [S439] Greater Manchester Electoral Registers 1820-1940 (FindMyPast), Croft, John; 1887; Location: Salford; Address: Kellett Street (accessed 1 Nov 2023). [S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Croft, John; Birth year: 1819; Birth county: Lancashire; Reg dist: Salford; Parish: Pendleton; City: Salford; County: Lancashire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 3208; Folio: 108; Page: 18 (accessed 14 Jun 2018). [S180] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Deaths) - England and Wales, Croft, John; Age: 77; GRO Reference: 1896 S Quarter in SALFORD Volume 08D Page 91 (accessed 13 Mar 2018). [S87] Headstone, Croft, John; Plot B1 894; Plot B2 1562; Weaste Cemetery; Cemetery Road, Salford, M5 5NR (photographed 11 Oct 2013 by WSG). [S221] Find a Will (Gov.uk), Croft, John; 1896 (accessed 1 Mar 2018). [S224] Deceased Online (DeceasedOnline.com), Croft, John; 1896; Country: United Kingdom; Region: North West; County: Greater Manchester; Cemetery: Weaste Cemetery (accessed 16 Apr 2020). [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Croft, John - Fishwick, Elizabeth; 1846; Manchester, Lancashire; S Quarter; Volume: 20; Page: 522 (accessed 8 Oct 2018). [S142] UK BMD (LancashireBMD) Marriages, Croft, John - Fishwick, Elizabeth; 1846; Region: Manchester; Marriage venue: Manchester Cathedral (previously Manchester Collegiate Church) (accessed 26 Mar 2019). [S132] England Marriages, 1538-1973 (FamilySearch), Croft, John - Fishwick, Elizabeth; 1846; Marriage place: Manchester (accessed 20 Dec 2018).